Patton (1970)
Overview
"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton's numerous faults such his temper and habit towards insubordination.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $12,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $89,800,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.785 |
Directed By
Franklin J. Schaffner
Crew
Francis Ford Coppola
Michael McLean
Urie McCleary
Francis Ford Coppola
Edmund H. North
Edmund H. North
Franklin J. Schaffner
Fred J. Koenekamp
Frank McCarthy
Jerry Goldsmith
Hugh S. Fowler
Pierre-Louis Thévenet
Antonio Mateos
Del Acevedo
Gil Parrondo
Budd Albright
Carey Loftin
Kim Kahana
Emilio Ardura
Bill Hickman
Brian Bilgorri
Russ Meyer
James Edward
Ángel Ayuso Garayoa
Stefano Capriati
Tadeo Villalba
Francisco Day
Eduardo García Maroto
Theodore Soderberg
L.B. Abbott
Douglas O. Williams
Art Cruickshank
José López Rodero
Alex Weldon
Arthur Morton
Murray Spivack
Joe Canutt
Jack Senter
Frank Caffey
Don J. Bassman
Eli Dunn
Ladislas Farago
James Corcoran
Omar N. Bradley
Michael D. Moore
Daniel C. Striepeke
TOP CAST
George C. Scott
Gen. George S. Patton Jr.
Stephen Young
Capt. Chester B. Hansen
Frank Latimore
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Davenport
Karl Michael Vogler
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Karl Malden
Gen. Omar N. Bradley
Michael Strong
Brig. Gen. Hobart Carver
Carey Loftin
General Bradley's driver
Lawrence Dobkin
Colonel Gaston Bell
Albert Dumortier
Moroccan minister
Morgan Paull
Captain Richard N. Jenson
Bill Hickman
General Patton's driver
Pat Zurica
First Lieutenant Alexander Stiller
James Edwards
Sergeant William George Meeks
David Bauer
Lieutenant General Harry Buford
John Barrie
Air Vice-Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham
Richard Münch
Colonel General Alfred Jodl
Siegfried Rauch
Captain Oskar Steiger
Michael Bates
Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery
Paul Stevens
Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Codman
Gerald Flood
Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder
Jack Gwillim
General Sir Harold Alexander
Edward Binns
Major General Walter Bedell Smith
Peter Barkworth
Colonel John Welkin
Lionel Murton
Third Army chaplain
David Healy
Clergyman
Sandy McPeak
Correspondent
Douglas Wilmer
Major General Francis de Guingand
John Doucette
Major General Lucian K. Truscott
Tim Considine
Soldier Who Gets Slapped
Abraxas Aaran
Willy
Clint Ritchie
Tank Captain
Alan MacNaughtan
British Briefing Officer
Florencio Amarilla
Soldier (uncredited)
Brandon Brady
Lieutenant Young (uncredited)
Charles Dennis
Soldier (uncredited)
Paul Frees
voice (uncredited)
Dolores Judson
Knustford Welcome Club Dignitary (uncredited)
Hellmut Lange
Major Dorian von Haarenwege (uncredited)
Bruce Rhodewalt
Cynical Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
Lowell Thomas
Himself - Movietone News Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Harry Towb
American GI Cook (uncredited)
Billy Kearns
Officer Callagher (uncredited)
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